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Unknown waters : a firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651) / Alfred S. McLaren ; with a foreword by William R. Anderson.

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Tells the story of the brave officers and crew of the nuclear submarine USS Queenfish (SSN-651), who made the first survey of the remote and important Arctic Ocean region. The unpredictability of floating sea ice, shallow waters, and possible Soviet discovery, all play a dramatic part in this 1970 v...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: McLaren, Alfred Scott
Other title:Firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
McLaren, Alfred Scott.
Queenfish (Submarine)
Continental shelf > Arctic regions.
Continental shelf > Russia (Federation) > Siberia.
Underwater exploration > Arctic Ocean.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > American.
Continental shelf.
Discovery and exploration, American.
Underwater exploration.
Arctic Ocean.
Arctic Regions.
Russia (Federation) > Siberia.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations; Foreword by Captain William R. Anderson, U.S. Navy (Ret.); Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Man Overboard!; 2. Becoming a Submarine Officer; 3. The Advent of the True Arctic Submarine; 4. Construction and Commissioning of USS Queenfish (SSN-651); 5. The First Arctic Test of Queenfish: The Davis Strait Marginal Sea-Ice Operation; 6. Prospective Commanding Officer Training for Submarine Command; 7. Taking Command of Queenfish; 8. Mission Underway: En Route to the Arctic at Last; 9. A Brief on the Arctic Ocean and Siberian Continental Shelf.

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